²⁰ Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, (Ephesians 3:20 KJV)

I make a lot of mistakes.  One of the biggest mistakes I make on a consistent basis is forgetting just how big and how great my God really is.  And I don’t think that I am the only one making this mistake.

I believe that our churches are full of believers who, just like me, underestimate their God and King on a consistent basis.  It’s not that we don’t believe in Him.  It’s not that we aren’t saved by grace or a part of His great family.  No, it is, I think, a lack of intimate knowledge of our God based on our lack of experience and time spent with Him.

God’s power is a great power.  The greatest power.  And according to Paul’s letter to the Ephesians it is a power that works in us.  Because His power works in us we can be assured of who God is.  We can get to know His heart and His character because His very spirit inhabits us.  As we spend time worshiping Him, talking to Him and letting Him minister to us we develop a stronger and better relationship with the God who redeemed us.

As our relationship with Him grows we are blessed and can in turn bless those around us.  And when problems come against us we can be assured that God is bigger and God is greater than any of them.  We will know, at that time, that God truly is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we ask or think.  And we can marvel at His great work and bless His holy name through it all.

So I will ask you the same question that I am asking myself.  “How can I know Him better?”  “How can I better understand just how big and how great my God is?”  Like this: By making my time with him sacred and unmovable.  By prioritizing time spent in prayer and thanksgiving and by loving Him with my whole heart.

Lord, grant me the wisdom to seek you at all times.  Grant me the will and the strength to follow wherever you might lead.  Help me understand just how great and awesome you are and may all of your children everywhere learn more about you every single day.  Amen.